A relative has a ~1928 Winchester 1894 that he asked me to clean up. It's been used plenty and the receiver has the majority of the blueing worn off, but no rust and the buttstock/forearm is in pretty good shape....no major dings or dents, no cracks, etc.
I'm not looking to do a complete stock restoration or refinish. The dings were come by honestly and I'm just looking to keep the wood in good shape and in the original character. With that in mind:
All my experience to date has been with mil-surp stocks (Garand, carbine, Mosin, etc) that didn't have this flaking lacquer finish to deal with, so I'm in uncharted waters here.
I'm not looking to do a complete stock restoration or refinish. The dings were come by honestly and I'm just looking to keep the wood in good shape and in the original character. With that in mind:
- The "Winchester red" color is looking great on the stock. I'm looking to take a light enough touch here so as to not disturb the coloration, as I know from experience it is hard to replicate.
- The laquer finish that was common on these stocks is very worn and in a lot of places, completely flaked off. The photo of the buttstock only shows this in more detail.
All my experience to date has been with mil-surp stocks (Garand, carbine, Mosin, etc) that didn't have this flaking lacquer finish to deal with, so I'm in uncharted waters here.
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